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Two AI "girlfriend" apps have blabbed millions of intimate conversations from more than 400,000 users.

Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a new set of 175 malicious packages on the npm registry that have been used to facilitate credential harvesting attacks as part of an unusual campaign. The packages have been collectively downloaded 26,000 times, acting as an infrastructure for a widespread phishing campaign codenamed Beamglea targeting more than 135 industrial, technology, and energy

With the mercenary spyware industry booming, Apple VP Ivan Krstić tells WIRED that the company is also offering bonuses that could bring the max total reward for iPhone exploits to $5 million.

New research shows that North Koreans appear to be trying to trick US companies into hiring them to develop architectural designs using fake profiles, résumés, and Social Security numbers.

### Summary bbot's `gitdumper.py` insufficiently sanitises a `.git/config` file, leading to Remote Code Execution (RCE). bbot's `gitdumper.py` can be made to consume a malicious `.git/index` file, leading to arbitrary file write which can be used to achieve Remote Code Execution (RCE). ### Impact A user who uses bbot to scan a malicious webserver may have arbitrary code executed on their system.

### Summary Due to unsafe URL handling, bbot's `git_clone.py` can be made to leak a user's github.com API key to an attacker-controlled webserver. ### Impact A user who has placed their github.com API key in the configuration for any of the following modules: * `github_codesearch` * `github_workflows` * `gitlab` * `git_clone` * `github_usersearch` * `github_org` may leak it to an untrustworthy server.

### Summary Amazon.IonDotnet is a library for the Dotnet language that is used to read and write Amazon Ion data. An issue exists where, under certain circumstances, the library could an infinite loop, resulting in denial of service. As of August 20, 2025, this library has been deprecated and will not receive further updates. ### Impact An infinite loop issue in Amazon.IonDotnet library versions <v1.3.2 may allow a threat actor to cause a denial of service through a specially crafted text input. This invalid input triggered an error condition in the parser that was handled improperly, resulting in an infinite loop. ### Impacted versions: <1.3.2 ### Patches This issue has been addressed in Amazon.IonDotnet version [1.3.2](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Amazon.IonDotnet/1.3.2). We recommend upgrading to the latest version and ensuring any forked or derivative code is patched to incorporate the new fixes. ### Workarounds Only accept data from trusted sources, written using a supported...

While GitHub has advanced protections for its built-in AI agent, a researcher came up with a creative proof-of-concept (PoC) attack for exfiltrating code and secrets via Copilot.

Mobdro Pro IP TV + VPN hides Klopatra, a new Android Trojan that lets attackers steal banking credentials.

Martin muses on why computers are less fun than campfires, why their dangers seem less real, and why he’s embarking on a lengthy research project to study this.